Weisshaupt became Sapateiro. In this instance
the first Weisshaupt was a shoemaker. The trade
name translated into Portuguese became the family
name.

Zuellich became Sills.

2)

Waechter became Walter.

Werner became Vierne.

From the above examples it will be noticed that the
new family names show, as a general rule, an adaptation
of the original to Portuguese pronunciation.

BAPTISMAL NAMES.

So far as baptismal names are concerned, the case
is quite different from that applying to surnames.
While the latter have been modified to a great extent
only where the German language gave way to the Portuguese
almost entirely, as stated, the former have been replaced
by their Portuguese counterparts, as a rule, in all
parts of Brazil.[51] Probably the chief reason for
this is sentiment, or, to use what is in this case
perhaps a more accurate term, patriotism. The
Portuguese Christian name in the country in question
distinguishes the individual as a Brazilian, not as
a German. The people under discussion regard themselves
first of all as Brazilians.[52] While, according to
their idea the retention and cultivation of their
“Deutschthum” makes them better and more
valuable Brazilian citizens, they carefully differentiate
between “Deutschthum” and (to use their
own expression) “Deutschlaenderthum.”

The following are examples of Portuguese baptismal
names which are commonly substituted for their German
counterparts by Brazilian Germans.